You can make many plans, but the Lord's purpose will prevail.”
Proverbs 19:21 (NLT)
HOW GOD MESSES UP YOUR PLANS…
JOSEPH and MARY: Our PICTURE will change
Then the angel told Mary, “Don't be afraid! God is pleased with you, and you will have a son. His name will be Jesus.”
Luke 1:30-31 (CEV)
Mary asked the angel, “How can this happen? I am not even married!” The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come down to you, and God's power will come over you. So your child will be called the holy Son of God.”
Luke 1:34-35 (CEV)
”He will be great and will be called the Son of God Most High. The Lord God will make him king, as his ancestor David was. He will rule the people of Israel forever, and his kingdom will never end.”
Luke 1:32-33 (CEV)
KING HEROD: Our POSITION will be challenged
When King Herod heard about this, he was worried… When Herod found out that the wise men from the east had tricked him, he was very angry. He gave orders for his men to kill all the boys who lived in or near Bethlehem and were two years old and younger…
Matthew 2:3a, 16ba (CEV)
RELIGIOUS LEADERS: Our PRECONCEPTIONS will change
INNKEEPER: Our PREPARATION will prove useless
She… laid him on a bed of hay, because there was no room for them in the inn.
Luke 2:7b (CEV)
SHEPHERDS: Our PURPOSE will shift
Let's go to Bethlehem and see what the Lord has told us about.” They hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and they saw the baby lying on a bed of hay. As the shepherds returned to their sheep, they were praising God and saying wonderful things about him. Everything they had seen and heard was just as the angel had said.”
Luke 2:15b-16, 20 (CEV)
WHEN GOD MESSES UP YOUR PLANS…
HE’S TRYING TO GET YOUR ATTENTION
God says, “I wish my people would listen to me.”
Psalm 81:13 (NCV)
“There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.”
Proverbs 16:25 (NLT)
HE HAS A DIFFERENT PLAN
“‘I know what I am planning for you,’ says the Lord. ‘I have good plans for you, not plans to hurt you. I will give you hope and a good future.’”
Jeremiah 29:11 (NLT)
“No one has ever seen, heard, or even imagined what wonderful things God has ready for those who love him.”
1 Corinthians 2:9 (LB)
HE WANTS YOU TO TRUST HIM
“We know that all that happens to us is working for our good IF we love God and are fitting into his plans.”
Romans 8:28 (LB)
God says, “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”
Jeremiah 29:13
“The Lord will work out his plans for my life -- for his faithful love endures forever… [and] he made me.”
Psalm 138:8 (NLT)
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